Improvement in toy pistols



J. L. WILLIAMS.

Toy Pistol No. 218,415. Patented Aug. 12,1879.

iii 1 J llllml' NAFETERS, PHOTO-LITHDGRKPHER. WASHINGTON. D C- UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. WILLIAMS, OF EAST NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY PISTOLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 218,415, dated August12, 1879; application filed May 26, 1879.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN L. WILLIAMS, of East Newark, in the county ofHudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toy Pistols; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanyihg drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to that class of toy pistols adapted to explode apercussion-cap, either of paper or other material, and from which theprojectile is thrown by means of a spring concealed in the barrel; theobject of which is to simplify and reduce the cost of construction, togive it the appearance of a pistol in which powder and balls are used,and to impart comparatively increased force in throwing the projectile.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention, in which the barreland stock are represented in inverted longitudinal sections precisely asthey are cast, ready to be secured together, the cock, trigger, andother portions of the internal mechanism being shown in Figure 2.

The invention consists, mainly, in the peculiar construction andcombination of the plunger or disk a, shank b, and spring 0, and in thearrangement of these parts in connection with and in relation to theother parts of the pistol, as will be hereinafter set forth.

In carrying ,out my invention I cast the barrel and stock A B in twoequal parts, as indicated'in the drawings, one of which, Fig. 2, isprovided with a lug, d, upon which the hook c catches when the spring 0is depressed ready for firing. It is also provided with pivots f and g,upon which the trigger h and cook 43 are adjusted, and with a post, k,around which the spring l is bent, which forces the cock down upon thecap, and also serves as a rivet to fasten the two sides of the pistoltogether. It is also provided with lugs m and n, which, in connectionwith the angular lug 0, Fig. 1, with which they coincide when the partsare secured together, serve to keep the end of the spring 6 in position.It is also provided with a lug, p, which serves as a resistance to aspring, g, which connects with the trigger h.

All the above-mentioned parts, it will be observed, constitute portionsof the casting; and, in addition thereto, there are cast into the partsa groove, 1", and perforations s and t, the former (groove 4) serving toretain the spiral spring 0, the projecting end of which is insertedtherein in position, and prevents it from flying entirely out of thebarrel when the hooked shank b is released from the lug d, theperforations s and 1. serving for the insertion of the rivets by meansof which the two sides are secured together.

The construction and arrangement of the disk a, shank b, and spring 0are peculiar, the disk being soldered or otherwise firmly secured to theouter end of the spring, and the hooked shank, which is considerablyshorter than either the spring or the barrel, is secured to the disk andinclosed by the spring, but is free to move back and forth therein whenbeing adjusted to the lug d or released therefrom.

It will also be observed that the disk is secured to the spring in aninclined or slanting position, so that when the ramrod comes in contactwith the face of the disk in pushing back the spring the tendency is todepress the hook end of the shank in the direction of the lug d, and soinsure its hooking thereon automatically, as will be readily understood.

The method of construction and the arrangement of the parts as hereindescribed permit the projectile to be thrown, if desired, withoutoperating the cock at all, and the length of the spring 0 and theshortness of the shank I) give force to the throwing of the projectile,as will be manifest.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the barrel A, cock 1', have hereunto set my handand seal this 20th and trigger 11, disposed as shown. of the coiled dayof May, 1879.

springv disk a, secured at its forward end short sh ank I), with hook v,and lag d, secured JOHN WILLIAMS at the rear end of said spring,substantially \Vitnesses:

as specified. OLIVER DRAKE,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I CHARLES H. PELL.

